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c^gs. The egg drills are made with octagon handles six inches long, 



as represented by Fig. 1. The sizes of the burrs, as will be seen in 



Figs. 1 to <), range from o-.'J'i inch to 16-32 inch. The following is a 



list of the essential oological instruments, with their prices: 



Egg drill No. 1, ."-02 inch liurr . . ! SO 25 



" " 2, 0-32 " " 35 



" • • 3, ()-32 " " 50 



4, S-32 " " 75 



5,12-32 " " 100 



" " 0, l(J-:;2 " " 150 



' 1010, common, short 20 



Hlo\v-iii])e 25 



(■|liul)iiiii irons 3 50 



Km'oryt) hook 25 



Emhryo scissors SO 25 to 1 5o 



Si)ring forceps, lino 75 to 1 25 



Davie's oological rule 



If you are just beginning to make a collection of eggs, two or 

 three drills are all that are necessary for ordinary purposes, Nos. 1, .3 and 

 ;") being the most desirable sizes. If you are to make an extensive col- 

 lecting trip to remote regions, the entire outfit enumerated above 

 should be taken with you. 



